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Rif

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  • Birthday 02/13/1947

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  1. They are made by Uni-Grip. Find the style that matches your seals. You can order directly from them.
  2. I've done it once and it was not a fun job. Our unit was 14 cu ft. After disconnecting everything from the back (gas line, 12V, 120V & water line for the ice maker) I removed the doors, removed the ice maker and several fins and plates, then pulled it out and laid it down on its face. Then there were dozens of screws, connectors, sheet metal plates, etc to remove before the cooling unit pulled straight up from the refrigerator enclosure. Reverse the procedure to re-install, but of course there's a good chance that not all the screw holes will line up easily. I'm sure I've forgotten a few things. Like I said, not a fun job, especially when the "new Amish cooling unit" didn't work properly and I had to do it all over again a second time before giving up and replacing it with a household refrigerator.
  3. Can you give us a link to a reconditioned one? I wonder if what they really mean is "used"? I'm not aware of any way to "recondition" the cooling unit.
  4. It's toast. Replacement cooling units can be purchased for much less than a whole new refrigerator from several sources. Unless you want to tackle the job yourself, you will need to work with an RV repair source. The least expensive option is to replace the gas/electric RV refrigerator with a standard household type unit. These can be purchased for much less than a new RV refrigerator or a new cooling unit. Whether or not one makes sense for you depends on how you use your RV. If you are always hooked up to electricity and never travel more than a few hours at time you may need no additional equipment. If not you may need to add an inverter to power the refrigerator during those times you are not hooked up, and you will need to provide sufficient battery capacity to supply the inverter. Of course you will also need to consider how to recharge those batteries. Many of us are now using household refrigerators. In many cases the refrigerator, inverter and batteries are still cheaper than a new RV refrigerator.
  5. RV trailers are vehicles. Anything that requires a registration and a license plate is a vehicle. And yes, even under current law, all vehicles require annual safety inspections.
  6. There is another "unintended consequence" to this law that will create a real problem for many folks who do live full time in the state. That is all those tens of thousands of folks who live in their motor homes or trailers year round and never move them, or those who may spend months on end in one place. This includes many who have their RV's on year round sites at destination locations they visit for weekends and vacations. This new law would require them all to figure out a way to get their rig to an inspection station.
  7. We're back at our summer camp hosting job at San Onofre State Beach in San Clemente, CA. The park is open for day use only until May 15, but feel free to stop by and say hi. We will be here until June 1 when we head for Alaska.
  8. We're in the Plomosa Road area north of Quartzsite for a couple weeks or so. If there is anyone else in the area we would love to get together.
  9. We are at Rainbow Plantation in Summerdale, AL for a week. Rif
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